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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords is once again advocating for a federal back-ground check measure that might not have prevented the attack in Tucson which left her and several other people wounded, and six people dead. She was on Capitol Hill with husband Mark Kelly, the former astronaut, […]

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by Art Merrill You’ll need to mount your press to a sturdy bench because it takes some oomph to work cartridge cases through resizing dies. Bolting the bench to a wall or lagging it onto the floor may be necessary if it is lightly constructed. There are some purpose-built reloading benches out there, but if […]

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  by Art Merrill | Contributing Editor I’ll admit here that I have no brand loyalty. Every maker of handloading tools and components believes he has made the better mousetrap; if I agree and the price is right, he gets my money. Sometimes I inherit somebody’s old tools and I use them because they work […]

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A felony gun charge against a Port Elizabeth, NJ, resident arrested by police last November for possessing an unloaded 300-year-old handgun has been dismissed by the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae announced in a press release that the state will exercise “prosecutorial discretion to dismiss” the second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon charge […]

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New York State Sen. Jim Seward (R-Milford) and Assemblyman Anthony Brandisi (D-Utica) are sponsoring legislation that is aimed at repealing and amending the controversial NY SAFE Act enacted two years ago. Seward, in a recent media statement, acknowledged that winning passage of the package of four bills will be “a difficult fight” because of what […]

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by R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor Firearm cleaning is a process that prolongs the life of the barrel and other necessary parts used during firing. Neglecting this care and maintenance will cause the shooter to have a firearm that will not function at its utmost potential. Powder residue and carbon must be cleaned from the […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor If there is anything those of us that love the 1911 appreciate, it is a sense of history. Emotional attachment is also important but history is a beckoning call. I would have been bored long ago with firearms if the technical aspects were the only part of the equation. […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal: H.R. 1365, S. 670 and H.R. 1316, S. 874 and H.R. 1701; Judicial: Belemjian v. Harris, Kolbe v. O’Malley; States with new bills introduced: Colorado, Illinois, Rhode Island, Vermont; Legislation changes: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia 114th Congress Pro-gun bills: S. 874 […]

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by Tom Givens | Chief Firearms Instructor SAFTD If you teach a large number of students like I do, you will find a surprising percentage who are cross-dominant. No, that doesn’t mean they wear their spouse’s clothes to class. It means they are strongly dominant in one hand, but their dominant eye is on the […]

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A federal district court judge’s recent ruling that upheld California’s scheme to stick law-abiding gunowners with the bill for the state’s law enforcement activities will be appealed by the National Rifle Association, California Rifle and Pistol Association and plaintiff firearms dealer Herb Bauer. The lawsuit, Bauer v. Harris, was filed to prevent the California Department […]

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Ducks Unlimited (DU) recognized the Louisiana, South Carolina and Ohio state wildlife agencies for 50 years of supporting waterfowl habitat on the Canadian breeding grounds during a recent ceremony at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. All three states have been participating in the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ (AFWA) State Contributions […]

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A 20-year-old man has been charged with first-degree assault for the early March shooting of two police officers during a protest in the troubled city Ferguson, MO, a crime that continues to fuel a national debate on race and policing. The suspect, Jeffrey Williams, has admitted to firing the shots and was from the general […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor It was an explosive story that became something of a flash in the pan, and demonstrated that grassroots activism by gunowners is still very much a political force; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) proposed, but then withdrew a plan to ban one of the most […]

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On March 2, 2015, the National Rifle Association (NRA), along with the California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) and FFLGuard, submitted a letter of public comment opposing the California Department of Justice’s proposed “emergency” regulations for California’s new Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC) Program and safe-handling demonstrations. The FSC Program, signed into law by Gov. Jerry […]

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Ammunition has joined the long list of products available in vending machines, at least in Pennsylvania. FoxNews and the Huffington Post reported in early March that one manufacturer, Master Ammo Co. of Rochester, PA, has already installed two ammo vending machines in the Beaver Valley Rifle and Pistol Club, and is considering converting additional vending […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Five months after his teenage son killed four students at a western Washington high school, Raymond Lee Fryberg was arrested by federal authorities on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, a crime that could put the 42-year-old man in prison. Fryberg’s son, Jaylen, 15, […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor When the National Rifle Association gathers for its 144th annual members meetings and exhibits in Nashville April 10-12, listen for lots of talk about the next 700 days, approximately all that remain in the administration of President Barack Obama. It’s a period that could be fraught with peril for […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Veteran Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) will not run for another term in 2016, but that could be very bad news for gun owners because, according to the Los Angeles Times, he has already endorsed anti-gun New York Sen. Charles Schumer to be his successor in the Democratic leadership position. The […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A so-called “universal background check” bill that some observers believe will be fast-tracked has been filed in the Oregon Legislature, and already one newspaper has editorialized against it. State Sen. Floyd Prozanski introduced Senate Bill 941, a measure that has more chance of passing in the Beaver State this year […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Nine days after his resignation was called for by a leading national gun rights organization, B. Todd Jones announced he is stepping down as director of the embattled Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Jones’ resignation is effective March 31, according to the announcement posted on the ATF’s website. […]

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